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Peter Acheson Trades Heroism for Humility
In an age dominated by narcissism and material excess, Acheson's anti-heroic position as an admirer of other artists should be something that we reflect upon.
Peter Acheson
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Painting and Time's Winged Chariot
Paint's materiality has a capacity to release meaning into the work, to underscore our vulnerable bodily presence in the world and time.
Interview
Beer with a Painter: Peter Acheson
Acheson does not care about trading niceties or being ingratiating. He would rather propose and debate philosophical ideas.
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Peter Acheson’s Argument with Painting
Instead of thinking of Acheson’s works as paintings, I have come to think of them as battered talismans, unfinished letters, and broken odes to his heroes, many of whom are artists.
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Single Point Perspective: Peter Acheson’s Table
I first encountered Peter Acheson’s table sculpture several years ago. A strange thing that continues to change through the years, the weather and the seasons.
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Peter Acheson’s Obdurate and Tender Talismans
Some artists need to be gurus, always insisting on their elevated place in the hierarchy, while others are happy if younger artists look up to them, content to have companions on their solitary journey. Peter Acheson belongs to the latter group, which is one of the reasons why his current exhibition
Interview
Artist Exchange: In Conversation with Peter Acheson
This is an essay about communication and exchange between painters. It has to do with developing a shared language, and with exploring the nature and extent of our theoretical basis in painting.